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NewsOctober 6, 2004

West Coast Partnership Aims to Cut Diesel Soot

SAN JOSE, CA – A partnership between 400 government agencies, environmental organizations, and private business groups has been formed to reduce diesel pollution on the West Coast, announced the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the San Jose Mercury News newspaper.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2004

Garden State Parkway Reduces Operating Costs Utilizing Diesel

Diesel fuel provides Garden State Parkway's vehicles with increased horsepower and torque, better fuel economy, engine longevity, and longer vehicle service intervals.

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NewsAugust 11, 2004

Collin County, Texas, Looks to Add Alternative Fuel Vehicles to Fleet

COLLIN COUNTY, TX — Though Collin County will use a cleaner fuel in its diesel equipment, it is also looking to add vehicles that run on neither diesel nor gasoline to its fleet, according to the McKinney Courier Gazette newspaper.

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NewsJuly 28, 2004

Biodiesel Making A Quiet Debut In Apple Valley, MN

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — For several weeks, customers filling their tanks at the diesel pump at the Apple Valley Marathon station have been getting a little soy-based fuel in the mix.

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NewsJuly 15, 2004

CARB Okays Diesel Hybrid Buses for Diesel Path

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) conditionally approved the use of diesel hybrid-electric buses (HEBs) for use by some transit agencies in California on June 24, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.

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NewsJuly 15, 2004

Proposed Legislation Could Increase Biodiesel Use in Federal Fleet

ST. LOUIS — A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could do much to increase the use of biodiesel in the U.S. commercial and private automobile fleet, according to a report on the Web site SolarAccess.com on July 9.

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NewsJune 16, 2004

Teen Steals Los Angeles City Diesel Tanker and Crashes It After Police Chase

LOS ANGELES -- A 17-year-old boy recently stole a municipal diesel tanker from a Los Angeles City lot and led police on a chase that included at least eight collisions and ended with the tanker crashing into concrete pillars, according to KNBC TV News.

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NewsJune 16, 2004

King County Purchases 235 Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp.'s advanced hybrid technology will be used on transit buses in the Seattle area beginning in June, eventually creating the nation's largest fleet of diesel-electric hybrid buses, according to The Associated Press.

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NewsJune 16, 2004

Denver to Use Biodiesel in 60 City Vehicles

DENVER -- The City of Denver will begin using biodiesel, an alternative fuel, in 60 city vehicles as part of a pilot project unveiled this year on Earth Day, according to the Rocky Mountain News newspaper.

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NewsMay 18, 2004

City Backs Biodiesel Fuel for Garbage Trucks

Windsor's garbage trucks may soon have a decidedly different scent about them, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat newspaper on April 8.

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